FNUS74 KEPZ 281326
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LADRONE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
726 AM MDT TUE APR 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0657 MDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONTINUED WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING CONTINUED WARM AND DRY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS WEEK. WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES
WILL BRING PATCHY HIGH CLOUDS AND OCCASIONALLY BREEZY WINDS.
CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
LOW PRESSURE ALOFT MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. MOST AREAS WILL SEE CONTINUED AFTERNOON
HAINES INDICIES OF AROUND 5 TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VRBL TO WSW 3 TO 8 MPH MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST TO SW  10 TO 15 MPH GUST 20 MPH
                    BY MIDDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH EVENING THEN WNW 5 TO 10 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH GUST 27 MPH BY AFTN.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090428.LADRO.01/EPZ